B.S. in Biochemistry::Research Option
The BS in Chemistry (Research Option) and BS in Biochemistry (Research Option) are offered for students who wish to participate in a research problem under the supervision of one of the 46 members of faculty and adjunct faculty in the School. Participants in the research option learn how to attack a research problem from experiment design and execution to interpretation of results. There is an expectation that undergraduates who contribute to completed studies will be co-authors on submissions to high-quality scholarly journals. Research projects are available in the traditional areas of chemistry (analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, physical, and polymer chemistry) as well as highly interdisciplinary research areas such as nanochemistry, polymer and materials chemistry, environmental chemistry and sensors, medicinal chemistry, molecular biophysics and computational chemistry.
To participate in the research option in the School of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, students should obtain a research project with a faculty
member in the department and apply via http://undergradresearch.gatech.edu/research_option/index.php.
Successful completion of the research options requires participation by
the student in 9 credit hours of supervised research (CHEM 4698/4699)
with a chemistry and biochemistry faculty over three or more semesters,
approval of a brief proposal on their project to a committee of two or
more faculty, completion of LCC 4700 (a thesis writing course), and submission
of an approved thesis. The certificate of
thesis approval is required with submission of the thesis. Successful
completion of the research option is noted on the student's transcript.
Students completing this degree may pursue graduate studies in the chemical
or biological sciences or research careers in industrial or governmental
laboratories. Recommended program of study:
| 1st Year |
GEN CHEM 1310 (4) MATH 1501 (4) ENGL 1101 (3) CS 1301 or 1315 or 1371 (3) HPS 1040 (2) |
INORG. CHEM 1311 (3) CHEM 1312 (1) MATH 1502 (4) ENGL 1102 (3) BIOL 1510 or 1520 (4) |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Year |
CHEM 2311 (3) |
CHEM 2312 (3) CHEM 2380 (2) PHYS 2212 (4) Social Sci. Elective (3) Humanities Elective (3) |
| 3rd Year | CHEM 3411 (3) CHEM 4511 (3) CHEM 3371 (2) BIOL Elective (3) Social Sci. Elective (3) |
CHEM 4512 (3) |
| 4th Year |
CHEM 4698/4699 (3) |
CHEM 4698/4699 (3) CHEM 4601 (2) CHEM 3211 (5) Humanities Elective (3) LCC 4700 (2) |
TOTAL = 120 Plus 2 Hours for HPS
BIOLOGY ELECTIVES
Two of the three biology electives must be BIOL 2344, 3340, OR 4668. The
remaining biology elective must be one of the following: BIOL 3380, 4290,
4340, 4401, 4418, 4220, or 4802 (Cancer biology and Biotechnology). Note:
For students that complete BIOL 4802 (2 credits), he/she will need to
earn an additional BIOL credit (e.g BIOL 3341, 3381, or 2345) to satisfy
the total requirement of 9 hours of biology electives in this program
of study.